The International Documentary Association today announced that it will honor filmmaker Alex Gibney with its 2013 Career Achievement Award, its Amicus Award to producer Geralyn Dreyfous, and its Courage Under Fire award to filmmaker Laura Poitras, who broke the story of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

The International Documentary Association today announced that it will honor filmmaker Alex Gibney with its 2013 Career Achievement Award, its Amicus Award to producer Geralyn Dreyfous, and its Courage Under Fire award to filmmaker Laura Poitras, who broke the story of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Alex Gibney.

Oscar and Emmy winner Gibney ("Taxi to the Dark Side") has had a remarkably prolific year. "Mea Maxima Culpa" (TOH! interview here), his heartbreaking portrait of now grown-up deaf victims of child abuse and the role of the Catholic Church in hushing it up, debuted on HBO early in 2013; the thrilling "We Steal Secrets" (TOH! interview here) on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and the now convicted-for-treason whistleblower Chelsea Manning (formerly Bradley Manning), had a spring release; and "The Armstrong Lie" (TOH! interview here) is forthcoming, charting Lance Armstrong's "come-back" year, followed by his doping scandal.

Dreyfous’ executive producing and producing credits include Oscar-winning "Born Into Brothels," Oscar-nominated "The Invisible War," Emmy-nominated "The Day My God
Died," as well as 2013’s "The Square" and "The Crash Reel." The IDA Amicus Award has been given only three other times over IDA
Documentary Awards' 29-year run: to Michael Donaldson, John Hendricks and Steven Spielberg.

Poitras receives her award in recognition of “conspicuous bravery in the pursuit of truth.” This award is
presented to documentary filmmakers by their peers for putting freedom of
speech--represented in the crafts of documentary filmmaking and journalism--above
all else, even their own personal safety. She is currently
editing the third film of her trilogy (which includes "My Country, My Country" and "The Oath," both award-winning), a documentary about NSA surveillance.